Cycas pectinata
A tall, trunked cycad of seasonally dry monsoon forest from the eastern Himalaya to Indochina and Yunnan. It grows on open, rocky slopes, often on limestone or red soils, through a hot, wet summer and a cooler, dry winter. It needs strong light, sharp drainage and a dry winter, and tolerates brief light frost.
Where it grows wild
Grows in dry open thickets and sparse monsoon forest on hill slopes, often over limestone or red lateritic soils, in difficult rocky terrain.
Usually 300–1,200 m; recorded elevations 91–1,100 m, median 775 m (19 records).
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